Razor blade magazine



Nov. 14, 1950 J. SIMON ETAL RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE 3 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 9. 1945 INVENTORS` NOV. 14, 1950 1 SIMQN ETAL 2,529,819

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INVENTORS m m Nov. 14a, 1950 J. siMoN ETAL RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 9, 1945 Patented Nov. 14, 1950 RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE Justin Simon, Brooklyn, andRichard S. Temko,

New York, N. Y.'

Applieationuune 9, 1945, seria1,No.59s,442

4 Claims. l This4 invention relates generally to magazines and more particularly to magazines having a plurality of razor blades from which individual blades are consecutively feedable.

Among the objects of the present invention lies the provision of razor blade magazine construction which" is adapted for use with razors of known construction and requiring no change in insuchrazors.

Another objectherein lies in the provision of razor blade magazine constructions wherein the blades are arranged in stack relationship so that the cutting edges thereof are prevented from contacting each other.

Another object herein lies in the provision of razor blade magazines in which the stacked blades are substantially protected against outside contamination.

A further object herein lies in the provision of razor blade magazines which are simple in construction so that they may be manufactured inlarge quantities at low cost,V whereby the magazine may be relled if desired, but may be discarded after the contents thereof have been consumed.

Another objectherein lies in the provision of structure of the class described wherein the cutting edges of the blade are prevented from undesirably contacting the inside surfaces of the magazine.

Another object hereinlies in the provision of structure, by the use of which, it is not necessary to touch the blade which is to be removed from the razor, or the new blade nwhich is to be loaded therein.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages will more fully appear in the progress of thisfdisclosure and be pointed out in the ap pended claims.

Inthe drawings similar reference characters;

designate corresponding parts-of each embodiment. f e

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view partially broken away showing a first 4embodiment of the invention in engagement with the cover element of the razor.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the magazine shown in Figure l. The plane of this View is indicated at 2-2 on Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation as indicated by the dot-dash line 3-3 on Figure 2. y

Figure 4 isa fragmentary sectional view as seen from the plane A-li on Figure 2.

Figure 5 isa fragmentary sectional viewof the structure in the lower left-hand cornerV of -Figure 3 and ris takengenerally from the plane 5 5 on Figure 2.

Figurey 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional View of the magazine of Figure 1. This figure is! taken Figure 3.. a

Figure 7 is a fragmentary elevationalV view of a blade. magazineY showinga second embodiment of the invention and in which the magazine is in engagement with they cover element of a safety razor.

Figure 81 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the magazine of Figure 7` and 'is takenV on the plane 8,-f8of Figure 9,. i* v Figure 9k is4 an enlarged vertical sectional view of the magazine on'Figure 7. v

Figure 10jis al fragmentary vertical sectional View as seen from the plane la-I0 on Figure 9.

Figure 1l is afragmentary. vertical sectional view as seen from the `plane II-Il on Figure 9. Figure 12 is an elevational view of the blade inthe second. embodiment of the invention.

FigureA 13 is an enlarged fragmentary eleva'- tional view, corresponding generally to Figure 1, but showing 'a third embodiment of the invention. Figure 14 isan enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view ofv the magazine of Figure V13, the

Figure 14 corresponding generally to Figure 6.

Turning now toj` the first embodiment of thev invention illustrated in Figures l to 6, inclusive, themagazine is generally indicated by reference character l). The magazine comprises generally, a easing. Il. a'steeli l2. 0f. razor blades I3. longitudinal Rushing. means I4. e rel-2er e011- neeiing element I5.. blade guiding means I6 and an ejectorfl'l. V

The easing il Liliellidese bottom. Well 1.8, a topf wall le.' arearfwali 2a a' rishtside wan 21,. a 1ere. .sidewall 22ans a from 'wall ze. i The bottom wall( l@ andthe top waljlflare preferably, parallel,y andjarespaced 'from each other a distance, substantially.greater than the effective height of the blades i3, depending upon the nelinatiien thereei.. The blades i3. are 0f unie ferrn. eonetruetion. and eeeh'irleludee a bedr 2.5., a cutting edge 26y and a head'Z'l. The head may be provided with a reenforcement, Liz-,shaped in Section. in a Well` knewn menrlef- The blades are stackedy with the cutting edges 2E uppermost spaced from the lower surface of the top wall I9, while the heads 21 rest upon the upper surface of` the bottom wall i8. The rear wall forms a support for the rear end oi the longitu- .A dinal pushing meansl, but otherwise mayhave generally from the plane 6:-.6 onA 3 any desired configuration, serving as it does, to connect the rear edges of the top and bottom walls.

The right side wall 2| is provided with an orifice 28 (see Figure 5). through which the finger 29 of the ejector I1 may be reciprocated.

The guiding means I6 includes a pair of oppositely disposed longitudinally arranged ribs 30 and 3| which are adapted to coact with correspondingly positioned indentations 32 and 33 in the blade bodies 25. These indentations 32 and 33 may be the well-known indentations on blades of this character, which, when in the razor 9 are used to urge the blade into engagement with the appropriate portions of the guard. The rib 30 may be integral with and extended inwardly from the inner surface of the wall 2|. The rib 3| may be integral with and extended inwardly from the extension 34 which may be a false wall supported inwardly of the inner surface of the left side wall 22.Y The extension 34 may connect the upper and lower walls I9 and I8 respectively, and the wall portion 35 may act as a guide for a blade during its ejection as will more fully appear. 'Ihe inner surfaces of the wall 2| and the extension 34 are parallel and are spaced a distance substantially equal to or greater than the total length of each of the blades I3. As will be apparent from a perusal of Figure 3, the portion of the wall 22 rearwardly of the guide 35 and the portion of the rear Wall 20 outwardly of the extension 34 may be eliminated, since this eliminated portion merely furnishes a structural and visual symmetry. The rib 3U preferably extends forwardly from ther rear wall 20 to abut at its forward end against the rear surface of the shoulder 36 disposed on the rear surface along the right Vertical edge of the front wall 23. The rib 3| preferably extends from the rear wall 20 forwardly to terminate coterminously with the forward surface of the wall portion or guide 35. The bottom wall I8 has the forward edge 31 thereof spaced rearwardly from the inner surface 38 of the frontwall 23, a distance substantially equa1 to or slightly greater than the thickness, of a head 21 of a blade I3. The inner surface 39 of the left side wall 22 is spaced from the innerY surface 40 of the shoulder 36, a distance substantiallyV equal to or slightly greater than the length of a blade I3 or the head thereof 21 which is of the same length. The edge 31, the inner surface 38 of the front wall 23, and the inner surface 39, and the inner surface 4U form the margin of the discharge opening 4I through which the blades are consecutively ejected.

Located at the rear of the bottom wall I8 and the lower portion 42 of the rear wall 20 is a stationary spring seat 43 which may have a pin engaging the rear convolutions of the spring 4I. Disposed forwardly of the front end of the spring I4 is a pressure member 44. The member 44 may have a pin at the rear portion thereof adapted to engage within the forwardmost convolutions of the spring I4 and may have a front plate 45 disposed at an angle to correspond with the angle of the shoulder 36. The width of the plate 45 is preferably substantially equal to the width of the shoulder 36.

The front wall 23 is detachably engageable with the forward edges of the side walls 2| and 22. As shown in Figure 3 the front wall 23 has a pair of tongues 46 which are slidably engageable within the forward edges of the side walls 2| and 22. This tongue and groove arrangement permits the front Wall to be removed for the purpose of replenishing the stack of blades within the magazine after it has been consumed. Where desired, the front wall may be permanently connected to the rest ofthe magazine by soldering or spot welding or may be semi-permanently attached by a Well known tab and slot construction.

The razor connecting element I5 is preferably integral with the front wall 23, being a downward extension thereof. The lower edge 41 of the connecting elementI I5 may be provided with a plurality of offset guiding lips 48. Where the element I5 is composed of a resilient material, the lips 48 may be temporarily distorted to engage the forward edge 49 of the razor cover 50 and to thereby position the connecting element I5 and hence the magazine IIJ with respect to the razor 9. As desired, the lips 48 may be permanently spaced from the body ofthe element I5, a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the top wall of the cover 50. The finger 29 is preferably maintained in the inactive position thereof (see Figure 5) by the spring 5I which constitutes a means for movably mounting said finger. The forward end of the spring 5I is connected to the outer end of the nger 29 whilev the rear end of the spring 5I is connected to the side wall 2|. the nger 29 and the rivet 52 and the shape of the spring 5I, the finger 29 may have substantially rectilinear movement through the orifice.

28, rearwardly of the shoulder 36 and forwardly of the second blade (from the front wall) head in the stack.

The thickness of the finger 29 is preferably substantially equal to or slight-ly less than the thickness of the blade at the area where the nger engages the blade and/or the blade head. The lower edge of the finger may be provided with a projection which abuts against the there deformed inner surface of the outer wall and which prevents undesired outward movement of the finger (see Figure 4) A The operation of the first embodiment of the invention, as presently understood, is substantially as follows. With the front wall removed, a stack of blades is placed within the magazine in the positions shown in Figures 2 and 4. When the front wall 23 is put in place the spring I4 acting upon pressure member 44 forcesy V,thev

blades into parallelism with the front blade Vin contact with the rear surface of the shoulder 36.

'Ihe blades are maintained in proper stacked vrelation by the -ribs 3U and 3| and resting upon from the magazine, it may fall upon the blad receiving seat or platform.

Pressure upon the outer surface of the spring 5I opposite the finger 29 inwardly o f the device, causes the finger 29 to laterally displace the foremost blade I3, shifting the same over on to the portion 53 of the bottom wall I8. the right hand edge of the foremost blade I2 becomes aligned with the inner surface 40, manual pressure upon the spring 5I is released and the finger is withdrawn until its inner terminal is in alignment with the right end'edge of the next succeeding blade. Now the pressure of the longitudinal pushing means upon the balance of By reason of the radius betweeny As soon as theV bladesfin" the;A stack'iforces the now 'releasedI blade lforwardlysothatrthe* same may drop through the' opening 4I :by the'j action of :gravity onto"fthebladereceiving"portionsof they razor 9. Thel whole stack" or"VAL blades has` shifted'forward andjtheA parts' talenewmpositions' corresponding a to"theor i'ginal position;EnidJ the'proc'essp'f ejecti ingA another b'la'de' may" be repeated VIurn'ingn'ow 'to Vthesecond embodiment` of" the invention* illustratedin Figures 7 to 11' inclusive for the" purpose 'o'fiavo'id'ingV needless' repetition parts correspondingito those ofthe nrst embodimentil are"given theV same reference character l from the center oft'hev bottom wall I |8-.v B'y virtue-of this construction thecuttingedges of all except theforwardmo'st blade` in the stack are prevented.from-*movingupwardly to contact the inner surface ofthe top wallY I I9'. The longitudinal pushingl means ||4includes aspring which may be-ofthe bowed shape shownvin Figure 8.

Thevspring |'I4 maybe secured in position by a rivet |43 which isintegral withandextruded from-the lower portion |42-of the rear wall |20. The rivet- I 43-may penetrate-the orifice in the saidspringfthereat. The plate I 45 has an inv dentation or lower edge slot which engages upon the key |51 and serves. to distribute the pressure exerted bythe forward ends of.I the spring- 4 against the-rearg surface of the head |21 of the rearmost bladef I I3.Y Thisserves to advance the stackY ||2f aslt-heforemost'- blade is fed therefrom. As best seen infFiguref8,.the bladesy are alternately'laterally'displaced with respectto each other and the-keyy |51. Y y

The forward portionsy of theA side Walls |22 and |23 are provided withvopposed orifices |28 and 228.7withinewhieh-the ejector |I1- is slidably disposed. The ejector 1 is of generally U- shape and-includes'gthefblade end engaging i'ingersf |29 and 2-2'9 joinedby the connecting member |58. The thickness of the ejector |I1 is preferably equal to or slightly less than the thickness of the head |21 of the blade I|3 in the stack |I2.

The front wall |23 has a pair ofv rearwardly:

extending shoulders4 |36 andv 236. The inner surfaces |31, |38, |39, |40 form the margins of the discharge opening I4|. ,v

vThe side walls |22- and |23 are provided with thefg'uide extensions |59 and 259wl-ich serves to preventy lateral displacement'of the blade being ejected after it has started to passthrough the discharge opening Y|4'| and before it has had a chance to be laterally guided by the portions |60 andl260 ofthe cover |59 of the razor |99.

As presently understood, the operation of the second embodiment of' the .invention is substan tially. asfollows: assuming theparts tofbe in a position Yshown in Figures 'Tand 8; manual pres` sure upon the finger |29 will shift the ejector I |1 to the right of the magazine (upwardly as seen in Figure 8 and to the left as shown in Figure 10). When the inner edge of the finger |29 becomes aligned with the inner surface |40 of the shoulder' |36 thev inner' surface of-tl-ie ngeni229wili become laligned Vwith the'in'ner' surfacefof'thellftfi side wall- |22. At thisftimethe' left and righ ends of the foremostbladewill become substan-h tially aligned with the surfacesy I39`andl4. i Tli'eE pressure of the pushing means ||4 willadv-anceethe stack and thereby forcethe foremostlblade into position above the opening I4TI, sufficienti clearance being provded so thatA the foremostf blade may drop down, under thevactioiroffgrav--V ity,I to fall betweentlie coverv lll'andtlieblad` seat or otheriblade'receiving portionsof` the razor |09. As in connection with the -'rst einf-` bodiment the connecting element Hisoffsuilicient size so that-after theblade falls'. through the opening-Mt and' the head'of the bla'deene gages the blade seat? |6I, the bladel mayrotate"v in a clockwisedirection, with the partsarrangedvr as in FigureA 7, so that saidblade mayassumeai' normal" position` in Vsubstantial parallelism-f witli'f the uppersurface off the bladeseat" of.v the razor.` -V

Afterthe foremost? blade' has been discharged?Y from the stack; the next blade? in lineismovedforwardly to rest upon the connecting member* |58 and between the inner opposed surfacesoff theflngers'l2'9 and 22 9; whereupon the nger'22`9? being then disposed outwardlyof the wall- |22? maybe pushed inwardly of the magazine' to re' peat in an opposite direction the step'sjust'dee scribed. Y

As heretofore described'i afterf the stack of; blades has been consumed, the same maybere.- placed by aremoval and replacement ofy `thel front wall, or where desired', theA magazine-may Y be so inexpensively. constructedlsc that thessame? may be'discarded after the stack hasfbeencon'e'- sumed.y Obviously the number. oi". bladesin the stack may be varied( and the' pushing:V mean'si` altered to have sufficient range so thatthe lastl blade in the stack-maybe fedinto'the-ejector;

vWhile we have shown both1 therst and` seciand embodiments ofthe invention` as being.. loaded-from the' front of the magazine, by making the rear wallrem'ovablathe blades may bei loaded from that end. f

Turning'now, thethird embodiment'ofthe invention is illustrated in Figures 13 ande-14,... wherein, for the purpose of avoiding needless.- repetition,parts' corresponding to the lirstfem'-, bodim'ent. are-lgiven` the same reference char.; acters withfthe additionofthe prex 2..`

Inthisv third embodiment, the fingers 48. of. thel rst embodiment are omittedvwith such lossl of their function as. follows: Thus-the razor: connectingy element 2 |5 is -of a width. adaptedi to tlbetween the sides of! the' cover 329, and of such-length that Whenit abutsthe blade shifting' 1ugs-3`39`there is suflicient room for the blade-to drop'andff turn, so that-itY may fall flat on the blad'eplatform4 260. In use `the outer or for-y ward surface of the razor connecting element 2 |5-f is manually maintainedin Contact with the in-j ner surface of the cover top wall 326 during therr` ejecting` or razor loading operation.y

Also in the third embodimentythe rear mar-- ginaledgeof the discharge'opening 24"| is angu-- larly disposed with respect to the plane' of the blade about to be discharged, and angularlydisposedwith respect to the horizontal, so thatv when" thefinger I1 movesv the blade to a position directly rearwardly of the actual opening 24|, it will rest upon the angular surface 24|a and will advance under the action of gravity into and down through the opening 24|. This action occurs before the finger l1 is retracted by VIt may thus be seen that we have provided novel and useful razor blade magazine and razor bladeI constructions. We wish it to be understoodthat we do not desire to be limited to the exact details of constructionV shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

`We claim:

.1. Razor blade magazine construction for 'use with a stack of blades, said stack having a central longitudinal stack axis which extends through all oftheblades in the stack, each of said blades being movable axially with respect to said stack axis in a rst direction, in a. second direction parallel tp the cutting edge thereof, and in a third direction which is substantially in the plane of the bladeV and at an angle with 4respect to said second direction, said construction comprising; acasing within which the stack of blades is contained having a discharge opening, said openingY having a central opening axis which is substantially perpendicular to the portion of the casing wherein said opening is located; each blade lying Y in a plane substantially perpendicular to said por- Y tion of the casing; means to urge the blades in said rst direction simultaneously in the generalV direction of said opening and said stack axis, said opening axis being askew with respect to said stack axis; and ejector means for shifting a blade from said stack in said second direction so that the central axis of said blade which is substantially perpendicular to the principal planar surfaces thereof may take a position wherein said blade axis intersects said opening axis; said rst mentioned means acting to move said last mentioned blade into alignment with said discharge opening; whereby the blade aligned with the discharge opening may pass outwardly from theV casing therethrough.

-2. In a razor blade magazine,'a casing having a discharge opening which has a central opening axis substantially perpendicular to the portion of the casing wherein said opening is located; a stack of razor blades, each blade lying in aplane substantially perpendicular to said portion of the casing; said stack having a central longitudinal stack axis extending through all of the blades inthe stack, each of said blades being movable axially of said stack axis in a first direction, in aA second direction parallel to the cutting edge thereof and in a third direction which is substan-v l tially in the plane of the blade and at an angle with respect to said second direction; said stack being disposed within said casing; said opening axis being askew with respect to said stack axis so that said axes do not intersect; rst meansto shift said stack in said rst direction in the general direction of said opening and said stack axis simultaneously; and ejector means to shift a blade in said second direction toward said opening whereby the central axis of said blade which` is substantially perpendicular to the principalplanar surfaces thereof may take a position. wherein said blade axis substantially intersects said opening. axis; said i'rstmentionedmeans acting to move "said lastfmentioned blade into alignment with said discharge opening; wherebythe blade aligned with the discharge opening may pass outwardlyirom the casing therethrough.

.3. Razor blade magazine construction for use with a stack of blades comprising a casing within which the stack of blades is contained, said cas ing having a bottom wall with a discharge opening therein each blade lying in a plane substantially `perpendicular to said wall; said discharge.

spect to said .discharge opening; rst means acti ing to move said stack in the general direction of said opening whereby a portion of one of the blades in the stack may overlie said opening and another portion of said last mentioned blade may rest upon the bottom wall bordering said opening, and second ejector means to laterally displace said last mentioned blade to momentarily position said blade above said opening; whereby the last mentioned blade may pass downwardly and outwardly through said discharge opening.

4. A razor blade magazine comprising: a casing having a bottom wall with a discharge opening therein which is of sufficient size for passage therethrough of a single blade from a stack with said blade moving substantially in the plane of its principal planar surfaces; a stack of blades superposing said bottom wall each of said blades lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said'bottom wall; and means associated with said casing for laterally positioning said stack with said discharge opening; second means acting to urge said stack in the general directionY of said opening whereby av portion of said blade in the stack nearest said opening may be'moved to a position overlying saidopening, and another portion of said last-mentioned blade is supported by the border of said opening; and third ejector means to laterally displace `said last-mentioned blade and shift the same to positionv it in alignment with said opening; whereby the last-mentioned blade may pass through said discharge opening and out ofthe magazine casing.

lJUSTIN SIMON. l

RICHARD S. TEMKQ;

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